Labour Animal Welfare Society

Labour Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) is affiliated with the Labour Party as an official Socialist Society. We are a home for the many Labour members passionate about animal welfare and we support the Labour Party on understanding the key issues for animal welfare.

If you’re a Labour member and want to join LAWS, you can do so here. This allows you to support our work and get involved with our efforts to champion animal welfare.

LAWS Briefing: The Fur (Import & Sale) Bill

DOWNLOAD YOUR BRIEFING HERE A private members’ bill to end the import and sale of real fur in Britain has been introduced to Parliament by Ruth Jones, Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and LAWS patron. The bill would extend current trade bans on cat, dogs and seal fur to other species, including mink, …

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New LAWS briefing document:5 changes to improve the lives of animals

Labour has pledged to ‘introduce the biggest boost in animal welfare for a generation’.Now it’s time to make it happen. LAWS has produced a short political briefing for officials and legislators based on five key recommendations. Mandatory animal welfare labelling End the cage age Ban low welfare imports Strengthen the Hunting Act Phase out animal …

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LAWS at Conference 2024

It’s that time of year again and, for the first time since 2009, Labour will be in power during Conference. LAWS will be exhibiting once again next week in Liverpool, so if you are attending you can find us at stand F8. We also have a fringe event and (of course) our traditional karaoke. More details …

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Join LAWS today

By joining the Labour Animal Welfare Society, you’ll be part of an organisation that works to improve the lives of animals by promoting the cause of animal welfare across the Labour movement. LAWS is affiliated to the Labour Party as one of the official Socialist Societies. The 2024 LAWS AGM approved reform of the membership …

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